Dinosaur exhibit roams into the Oncenter in Syracuse

Stephen Cannerelli / The Post-StandardA new dinosaur exhibit opened Wednesday in the lobby of the John H. Mulroy Civic Center at Oncenter. It features the head of a Tyrannosaurus rex -- sporting some very large teeth.

There is officially more than one dinosaur in Syracuse.

But this one has nothing to do with pulled pork or barbecue sauce.

A traveling exhibit of dinosaur fossils, skeletons, skulls, claws and eggs opened Wednesday at the Oncenter. The collection is called "Mesozoica: The Age of Dinosaurs," and is from The Museum Institute of New York, a traveling exhibition firm.

The collection has been on display around the world and is currently located in the lobby of the John H. Mulroy Civic Center, 800 S. State St. Syracuse. Free tours are available by calling the Oncenter at 435-8000.

The exhibit is scheduled to remain in Syracuse until the end of the year.

"Being greeted by an enormous T. Rex skull brings both children and adults back in time -- together," Alberto Acosta, curator of the International Museum Institute of New York, said in a press release.

Dinosaur Exhibit

Dinosaur ExhibitA new Dinosaur exhibit opened on Thursday August 26th in the lobby of the John H. Mulroy Civic Center at Oncenter in downtown Syracuse. It features a prestigious collection of fossils including the skeletons, skulls, claws and eggs from the Museum Institute of New York. The traveling exhibit will on display until the end of December. In this video we see the head of the Tyrannosaurus rex.